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12,000 workers to be let go at Google's parent company.

12,000 oibrí le ligean chun siúil ag máthairchomhlacht Google.

It is reported that the technology giant Alphabet - the parent company of Google - is to "cancel" 12,000 jobs in different parts of the world.

Tuairiscítear go bhfuil an ollchomhlacht teicneolaíochta Alphabet - máthairchomhlacht Google - le 12,000 post in áiteanna éagsúla ar fud an domhain "a chur ar ceal".

The plan is outlined in a memo sent by Alphabet's chief executive to workers, according to the Reuters news agency.

Tá an plean leagtha amach i meamram a chuir príomhfheidhmeannach Alphabet chuig na hoibrithe, de réir áisíneacht nuachta Reuters.

Jobs in the recruitment, corporate, engineering and product departments are involved.

Poist sna rannóga earcaíochta, corparáide, innealtóireachta agus táirgí atá i gceist.

5,000 people are employed by Google in Ireland but it is not yet known how the news will affect them.

Tá 5,000 duine fostaithe ag Google in Éirinn ach ní fios fós cén chaoi a rachaidh an scéala i gcion orthusan.

A spokesperson for Google in Ireland told RTÉ that they had nothing to say beyond what had been revealed by chief executive Sundar Pichai.

Dúirt urlabhraí Google in Éirinn le RTÉ nach raibh dada le rá acu thar an méid a bhí tugtha le fios ag an bpríomhfheidhmeannach Sundar Pichai.

In his memo, the chief executive claimed that he was optimistic about the company's future thanks to the investment they made in Artificial Intelligence at the very beginning of its development, among other things.

Ina mheamram, mhaígh an príomhfheidhmeannach go raibh sé dóchasach faoina bhfuil i ndán don chomhlacht a bhuíochas sin don infheistíocht a rinne siad in Intleacht Shaorga i bhfíorthús a forbartha, i measc rudaí eile.

The tech sector in the United States is in recession and the largest companies have been laying off workers for several months.

Tá an earnáil teicneolaíochta sna Stáit Aontaithe ag cúlú agus tá oibrithe á ligean chun siúil ag na comhlachtaí is mó le roinnt míonna.

Yesterday, Microsoft announced that 10,000 employees in the company would lose their jobs by the end of the year due to redundancy.

Arú inné, d'fhógair Microsoft go gcaillfeadh 10,000 fostaí sa chomhlacht a gcuid post faoi dheireadh na bliana de bharr iomarcaíochta.

RTÉ News and Current Affairs

Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ